Folding convertible chair.



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B'. w. PATTINsoN. FOLDING CONVERTIBLE CHAIR.

Y APPLICATIQI YILBD DEU. 23, 1909.

Patented. sept. 5,1911.`

' 20 @0i/bumsen A25 drawings, and

'l 'uM-TED STATES PnrENr OFFICE.

BENJAMIN W. rA'rTINs'oN,

oF MANI'ro'U, coLonADo.

'FOLDING CONVERTIBLE CHAIR,

i Specification of Letters Patent.

ApplicationV tiled' December 23, 1909.` Serial Ne. 534,729.

Patente-esem. 5, '1911.

To all whom 'Lt may concern: i

Be it known that l, BENJAMIN W. PAT- 'rINsoN, a citizen'of the United States, residing at Manitou, in the county of El Paso f 54 and State of Colorado` have invented a new and useful Folding Convertible Chair, of which the following is a specification.

' f The invention relates to a folding'. convertible chair. Y .i l'Ihe' object of the present invention is to improve the 'construct-ion of convertible' chairs, and to provide a simple and .com

parat-ively inexpensive one, designed for use 1n homes,- hospitals and elsewhere, and" adapted to be readily adjusted to arrange it ,."for use as an ordinary or Morris cha1r, aA

rocking chair and an 4invalid or doctors chair, and capable of alsobeing converted into a `couch and of bei-ng compactly folded when .not in use.

-With these and other objects in view, the invention `consists in the construction and' novel 'combination'of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in `the accompanying ointed'out in the .claims hereto.` ap ende it bein understood that" '.various c anges in Vthe orm, proportion',

" size and minor details of construction, with.-

in the scopeiof the claims, vmay be resorted 3.0 to withoutdcparting from the spirit or sac- `rificing any of the' advantages of' thev invention; 4 f l.

' In the drawings -Fi ure Lis a perspec tive .view of a convertit) e chair, constructed in accordance Witlithis invention' and arn ranged-for use as apolnmon or Morris chair.

" Fig.\2 is a similar view, the parts being arralnged -to'form a rockingchair. Fig. 3. is a perspective view', the" parts being arranged 40 to form an invalid chair. Fig. 41s a vertical longitudinal sectional view Vof the same. sis a longitudinal sectional'view, the parte being arranged to form 'a cot or couch. `ig` 46 is a longitudinal sectional view, the llpartts being folded. Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view,`takemsubstantiall on the Yline lZ-7 of Fig.' 6. Fi Smis a etail sectional view of one side ogth'e chair, showing the parts in their folded positions.

Like numerals 'of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures' of the drawings.-

`,'l`he convertible chair comprises in its con# struction a chair l, front and rear legs 2 l and 3, a. hinged back 4 and a pivoted front section or leg rest 5. The seat of the chair,

connecting rear portion.

`which may be variously eonstrncted, .-is,. in

the embodiment ofV the in\ent.ion.illustrated in the accompanying drawings, composed of n, series of longitiulinal slats t', arranged in parallelism and securedat their front and Vrcarends to traisverse .bars 7 and 8. The `bars @and 8- extend (across the seat frame 9,

Whichis composed of spaced sides and n Y The front cross bar 7, When constructed of metal, has its vterminals' 10 bent downward and secured to the inner faces' of,y the sides of the frame9 of the seat'. The rear cross bar is constructedof angle iron, or other suitable material, and

it is comiosed of verticaland horizontal Wings or being secured by; rivets l1, or other'suitab e fastening means zto the inner or'font face ovf'therear connecting portion'fof the seat aiges, theverticalwing or lian 'e frame 9. The-horizontal `win or ilange f the liar 8 entends' rearwardly rom the rear connecting portionv of the seat frame-9, and` it providesfan zt'tag'rhin'g` `ends of the ats- `6. he front bar?. 'also portion for the rear.

carries van", in lined g1ia rd".12,. extending -4 downwardly and forwardly from the cross bar 7 and having a horizontal flange-01l attaching portion 13, secured tothelower'faee of the crossQbar 7 by rivets, or other' suitable lfastening means.

The" front and rear legs are secured at 'their npger 'ends to the sides'of `the `frame-9 by suita le pivots 14 and 15, and the said Alegs `are connected at" anr intermediate point by rear side braces 16, connected at their front ends. to the front legs 2 by pivots 17, and equipped at their. rea'i' ends with-clamp,-

ing bolts 1.8-, orA other suitablefastening' means, operating in slots llljof the rear le legs- 2 and L hen the'chai'r is armmged asa common or a Morris chilirfjhmrlpilr ends ofthe legs rest upon the ilqoggmr other chair. .The rockers, w ma ,9 structed of any suita gimpjeavjaiaispro- `and adapted to crmit anadjustmerrtoft e p adapted 't0 man the @acababa-'enigme the@ eaeevinfrthesdqk curelybi x A erg nemetaehemeimdilyc e, ble,

Theil" nie edt lo enne @non mii o asset vermi dei Vmay be quickly 'applied t'o the legs when.v desir The` back 4 is rovided with side Bars 23 secured at their ower ends by pivotsi24 to the seat frame ,at the rear en s of the sides thereof, and they are connected at the upper endsand at an intermediate portion by fixed transverse bars 25 and 26 located at th'e top and approximately at the center of the back of the chair. The bars 25 and 26 support longitudinal'slats 27, arran ed fiat-0 wise on the fixed cross bars 2 5 an l 26 and: connectednear their lower ends by a. movable cross piece 28 and arranged in larallelism and in alinement'with the sats 6 with the bottom of the chair.` The longitudinal slats are rigidi supported between the fixed cross bars, an their lower portions are adapted to flexV from the points of connection with the lower` fixed cross bar, This construction providesaback with a ri d upper portion, and it formsl ayielda le llower portion adapted to be iiexed rearwardly or outwardly; The back is adjust- .able and is secured in' its adjustment by rsp'a'ced inclined braces 2 9, connected at their :lower ends with theseat b the pivots 15 of the rear legs, and provi ed at the upper ends with clamping bolts 30, operating in slots 31 of the side bars or pieces 23' of the. ba'ckf The hinged. or pivoted back is adjustable bein adapted to s wing forwardly on' rearward y, and the braces 29 lirmly -maintain the back in its adjusted position.

4'The chair-is also preferably equipped with arms 32, connected at their rear ends:` with the side' pieces .23 of the back 4 by suitable ivots 33 and supported at their front en s by upright bars or members 34, pivotally connected at their lower terminals 35 toV t-he sides of the seat frame, and at their upper terminals 36 to the' front ends" of the arms. The arms and the pivted supporting members 34 are adapted to swing downward and -lie -below 'the plane ofthe .upper faces of Athe seat and the back,

when the latter is arranged' in a slightly in{ clinedor a horizontal position to form a cot A or couch,'as illustrated in Fig. 5-of the draw in' :I 'F 1 *The ront section 'or leg rest 5 is provided with an approximately rectangular frame' 37, composed of sides and a connecting' front portion38. The. sides are also connected byv front and rear cross bars 39 and `40, to-whichlon'gitudinal slats-41 are secured. The slats 41 are arranged in parallelism and-inralinement with the slats 6 and 427 of thewseat and theback. 4The front cross barBQL-is alsof'provided with anupward-ly" projecting an 42, forming .a

. stop or retaining a eus ion o r mattress in.

"place The'rear ends of the-sides of the frame 3 7 are connecte'dby pivots 43 to the .or ears 49, which innerfaces of the 'front ends of the Sides. of4

which terminates short of the sides of t-he. frame 9 to permit thehinged front sect-lonv or le rest to fold beneath the seat, as illustrate in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. In this position the hinged section or rest 5 is o ut of the way, and at thesametime it is in -a convenient be readily arrange y No means is shown in the drawings for securing the foldable leg rest in its position beneath the seat, and any mea-ns may .be @Iployed for this purpose. The hinged front section or rest 5 is supported in an 1nclined position b valid chair, as ilustrated4 in Fig. 3 'of the drawings. The braces 44,l which extend forwardly and upwardl are connected with t e same at a oint. 1ntermediate of the ends thereof bytlliepivots 17, and vthe outer or upper portions of the brac 44 are provided with longitudinal slots 45 for vthe of the leg rest or section 5 at a pointinter-l med-iate of the front and rear ends of the same. By adjusting the braces through the slots and the clamping bolts, the'hi' ed front section or rest 5 may besupporte at different elevations.

The front section or rest 5 is also equipped with supplemental legs upper ends to the sides of the frame 37and connected at an intermediate oint by a cross bar 48, provided at its are pl'voted by suitab e osition to enable it toA for use-when desired.

braces 44 to form an, in-

from the front le4v receptionv of clamping bolts l. 46, mounted upon t-he sides ofthe frame 37,.-

47, pivoted -at their j.

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en s with lugs,

fastening devices to the inner faces 'of the'.

supplemental legs 47. The pivotal cross bar 48 is secured by a. clamping bolt 50 to the lower or inner portionof a brace 51, connected at its upper or front end -by ayhinge 52 to the front ortion 38 of the :frame 37 at the center of t le'said portion 38,11 d providedat its lower ortionwith a loliitudinal slotV 53, in which the bolt 50 operates. adapted to hold the-legs 47 i'n a vertical position when the front section 5 ,is arranged horizontally, and the said brace 5 1 is also adapted to hold the legs 47 in an inclined positionabove the supporting I surface, as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings, when the parts are arranged to form a rocking chair. The rear portion of the seat is equipped with a 4central'brace 54, connected at its upperend by a hinge 55 wlth the reanoonnecting portion of the frame 9 and provided with a longitudinal slot 56 for the reception of a. y,clamping bolt 57, which adjustably .secures a pivotal cross bar 58 to' the lower portion of the l'brace 54. The cross bar 58 1s provided with terminal ears or lugs 59, which are pivoted to the inner faces of the 'at its lowerv portion rearlegs at the lower portions thereof. The legs are adapted to be rigidly Secured in their supportln position to su )port the seat in a horizonta position, an( the back is adapted to he secured in an inclined position by the rear upper braces 29. This forms an ordinary or Morris chair, as shown in Fig, l. The application of rdckers to the legs converts the chair into a rocking chair, as shown in lfig. 'hen it is ,desired to `convert the chair into an invalid chair` the front section or leg rest 5 is swung from beneath the seat and is secured in such position by the lower front` inclined brace Jet. 'ith this arraugel'uent the rockers may or may not be employed. The back is adapted to be swung downward to a horizontal position to form an extension of the seat in arranging the parts as a cot or couch. and when arranged in this position, as illustrate-d in Fig. 5 of the drawings, the inner ends o'f the slats 2T overlap the adjacent ends of the slats t3 and rest upon the same. This rovides a rigid support for the slats 27, W lich are not connected at their lower ends'with the sidepieces of the back in order, to form the. said yleldable lower portion for the same. The downward swinging of the 4back 4 carries the arms 32 downward below the plane. of the upper face of the seat so that they will be out 'of the way. The front section is then arranged in a horizont-al position to form the frontportion of the cot: or-

couch, Vhen it is desired to fold the chair for packing or storing, the back is swung downward to a horizontal or approximately horizontal position; the lfront section ,is folded beneath the seat and the front and rear legs 2 and 3 are folded at the sides of the seat. rPhe su plmental legs fold withinl the frame 37 of t e section 35, the spaces 60 between the ends of the guard and the sides of the frame t) permitting its operation and receiving the'tern'iinals of the sides of the frame 37. When' the parts are thus arranged the chair occupies but 'a small amount of space.

Having thus fully described my invention,V

l l I -the slats with the si( c bars, a crossl bar connecting the lowerportionsl of the slats and terminating short of the side bars, the lower ends of the slatsbelng tree and overlapping and resting upon the scat and supported byl thelatter when the back is swung t ownward to a horizontal position. l

2. .tehair of the class described including a seat comprising a frame, and a rearwardly projecting tiange, longitudinal slats supported by the frame and having their rear ends secured to the said fiange, a back composed ot' side bars, and slats connected at their upper portions with the side bars,.the lower portions of the slats being free 'and overlapping and resting upon the rear ends of the slats ot' the seatl when the back is swung downward to an approximately horizontal position.

Ae chair of the class described including a scat having a frame provided with side bars, a guard carried v and depending from the front portion 'of the `seat and ha"- ing its term'iiivxls arranged in spaced rela.-` tion with the s le j/bars of the .said frame, legs supporting the seat, a back connected with the seat, a front having side bars pivoted to the side. ba'rs of the frame, said front being foldable beneath the seat` and its side bars being arranged in the space between the guard and the side bars of the frame of the seat. when folded, and means for supporting the piroted front in position to form a le rest.

'In testnnony, that l claim the foregoing as my own,V I have ere'to aiiixed my signuture 1n the presence of two witnesses.

u BENJ. W. PATTINSON.' Witnesses:

Homm Htv GRAFroN,

Cummins MEADOR. 

